T. Pittari's restaurant tourist guide and recipes

Seeing
New Orleans
The Historical St. Louis Cathedral,
Although we are pointing out to tourists the interesting places to see in New
Orleans, we advise them to use reputable sightseeing tours, for New Orleans
covers 196}.~ square miles. The cost of a sightseeing tour is very moderate.
The tourist saves time, confusion, money,· and sees all the interesting places­accompanied
by a person who knows the history and folklore of the city.
Jackson Square
This is a historic spot. It is a square in front of the St. Louis Cathedral where
many important events took place. When the French ruled Louisiana it was
called Place d'Armes. Under Spanish rule it was called Plaza de Armas. In
18.51 it was named Jackson Square in honor of Andrew Jackson, hero of the
Battle of New Orleans and seventh president of the United States.
Charity Hospital
The Charity Hospital at 1.532 Tulane Ave. is one of the oldest hospitals in the
United States, and is now one of the famous hospitals of the world. It was
founded in 1736 by a sailor, Jean Louis, a resident of New Orleans. He be­queathed
a small lot "to serve in perpetuity to the founding of a hospital for
the sick of the city of New Orleans, without anyone being able to change my
purpose, . and to secure the things necessary to the sick". This was the be­ginning.
But the hospital was small. Later in 1779, when a hurricane swept
the little hospital away, Don Andres Almonaster y Roxas, one of the richest
men in the colony, offered to rebuild it at his own expense. This he did at a
cost of $114,000, a large sum in those days. Today the Charity Hospital, a
magnificent building, costing many millions of dollars, is well worth seeing.
The French Market
The French Market is near the bank of the Mississippi River. This spot, ac­cording
to tradition, was from time immemorial a trading post of the Indians.
Some time after New Orleans was settled the French established at the same
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The Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street and the DESIRE BUS, replacing the streetcar of the
same name and the famed Cabildo.
place a Halle des Bouchcrie. In 1791 the Spanish erected a building, a part
of which is standing today. Later, in 1813, new buildings were constructed.
At this famous French Market today there are many stands for greengrocers,
fish dealers, butchers, fruit vendors, and trinket vendors. Night and clay it is
one of the busiest spots in New Orleans.
The Napoleon Bonaparte House
(St. Louis & Chartres Streets)
This house was built for Napoleon in the hope that a plot to effect his escape
from St. Helena would succeed. Napoleon died before the final attempt was
made.
The St. Louis Cathedral
The St. Louis Cathedral, opposite Jackson Square, is one of the oldest places
of worship in Louisiana. A church on this spot was built in 1719, but on
September 12, 1722, a hurricane swept it away. A new church was promptly
built, but was destroyed by a fire that swept over New Orleans on March 1,
1788. The Cathedral as it stands today was built in 1794 by Don Andres
Almonaster y Roxas.
The Pontalba Buildings
(Both sides of Jackson Square)
The first apartment house in America. Built ( 18.30) by the Baroness Pontalba,
daughter of Don Andres Almonaster y Roxas, the wealthy Spaniard who built
the St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabilclo and the Presbytere.
The Cabildo
The first government house was built in 1770, but the fire of 1888 d estroyed
it. The Cabildo as it stands today was built in 1795 by Andres Almonaster
y Roxas. Within the walls of this magnificent building many important events
When you eat at T PITTARI'S try Tetrazzini di Gallini (chiclten)-Chateau
; Briand Plank.
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One of the many beautiful patios in the Old French Quarter.
took place, such as the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France and 20
days later the transfer from France_ to the United States. The Cabildo today
houses the Louisiana State Museum where there are on display many inter­esting
historical documents, paintings, costumes of the past, and various relics
concerning Louisiana's colonial history.
There are many other interesting places to see in New Orleans. Since space
here does not permit a description of all we are merely naming the points of
interest which visitors should see.
SITE OF THE OLD ST. LOUIS HOTEL-St. Louis and Royal Streets.
Where Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln were guests.
PIRATE'S ALLEY -700 block of Royal Street.
OLD CUSTOM HOUSE-Canal and Decatur Streets.
OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE-238 Bourbon Street.
OLD JUDAH P. BENJAMIN HOME-327 Bourbon Street.
OLD GRIMA HOME-820 St. Louis Street.
OLD LAFITTE'S BLACKSMITH SHOP-941 Bourbon Street.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE-1140 Royal Street.
AUDUBON'S FIRST STUDI0-706 Barracks Street.
THE CORNSTALK FENCE-91.5 Royal Street.
MADAME JOHN'S LEGACY -632 Dumaine Street.
LITTLE THEATRE-616 St. Peter Street.
THE FIRST U. S. POSTOFFICE INN. 0.-333 Royal Street.
0 0 0 0 0 and many others which you will find as you walk about.
Loading Cotton on the New Orleans Docks.
Leading Facts Concerning
New Orleans
New Orleans was founded by Bienville in 1718, and was under French rule
until 1762 when it was transferred to Spain. In 180.3 it was transferred back to
France; that same year the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, was sold to
the United States by Napoleon. The price was $15,000,000. The population of
New Orleans was then about 10,000.
The population of metropolitan New Orleans today is 917,700
The city is 110 miles, by river, from the Gulf of Mexico.
The harbor frontage of Orleans Parish, including parts of Jefferson and St.
Bernard parishes, is 54.4 miles on the Mississippi River and 11 miles on the Inner
Harbor Navigation Canal which connects the Mississippi with Lake Pontchartrain
at New Orleans. The ownership of the Port is vested in the State of Louisiana.
The country's second Foreign Trade Zone is located at New Orleans. Within
this zone products from. foreign countries may be stored indefinitely, examined,
re-handled, assorted, graded, combined, relabeled, processed, and packaged. Duties
are paid only if the products enter domestic commerce.
New Orleans has more than 800 manufacturing plants with an estimated pay­roll
of $178,557,000.
New Orleans EXPORTS carbon black, chemicals, cotton and textiles, grain,
flour, iron and steel products, lard and compounds, lumber and millwork, machin­ery,
molasses, syrup, paper, petroleum and petroleum products, rosin; sulphur, salt,
tobacco, fish, clothing, hats, gloves, shoes, harness, wagons, toys, roofing, and
other products.
New Orleans IMPORTS oils of animals, fish and vegetables, bananas, bauxite,
chemicals, coffee, creosote, crude rubber, fertilizer materials, jute, logs, nitrate, ores,
paper, petroleum, sisal, sugar and molasses.
There are 162 active oil fields within a 100 mile radius of New Orleans, and
5.31 producing gas wells.
New Orleans and Louisiana are rich in natural resources; second in gas; third
in petroleum (representing 10.69 percent of the national production); second in sul­phur
(producing .36.1 percent of the nation's supply; first in fur pelts.) Other
products in which Louisiana is a leader among the states are: alcohol, sugarcane
products, clay, cotton, gravel, limestone, rice, seafoods, naval stores and timber.
For TRANSPORTATION New Orleans has 200 flights and arrivals a day;
eight trunk-line railroads, three passenger bus lines. There are 70 motor freight
lines out of the city covering the whole country.
A Brief History of Mardi Gras
Mardi Cras in New Orleans is the "Greatest Free Show on Earth."
Hundreds of thousands of citizens and visitors celebrate before the Lenten
period of fast. Mardi Gras means Shrove Tuesday (from shrive: l. to hear
confession of-2. make confession). Mardi Gras in New Orleans covers a
period of about two weeks during which the various street parades are held.
The Carnival season opens officially on January 6, Twelfth night after Christ­mas,
and is marked by a succession of elaborate private balls.
Origin of Mardi Gras
It is known that several years prior to the founding of New Orleans a
party of Frenchmen led by Iberville camped at a place on the Mississippi 30
miles from its mouth on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day of that year. Iber­ville
named the location "Point du Mardi Gras," and it is assumed that some
sort of celebration took place, the first of its kind in Louisiana. The party
may have done no more than drink wine and bake a catfish, but the occasion
was observed. It is said (but there is no definite record) that soon after
Bienville founded New Orleans his men held impromptu Mardi Gras celebra­tions.
Such celebrations took the form of balls and masquerade dances, with,
perhaps, some street masking, and, no doubt, some drinking. The first news­paper
account of an organized street pageant was in 1838.
The street pageants as they are organized today did not begin until 1857.
In that year the Mistick Krewe of Comus was organized, and for the first time
a parade with torchlights took place. The theme was "The Demon Actors in
Milton's Paradise Lost." For 100 years the Krewe of Comus has continued to
hold its annual ball and parade. But in the meantime many other organiza­tions
have been formed.
Rex, King of Carnival, who presides on Mardi Gras Day, made his first
appearance in 1872 when Rex Ball was organized. In that same year the Knights
of Momus was organized to hold a ball and parade on the Thursday preced­ing
Shrove Tuesday. The Krewe of Proteus was organized in 1882. Later
came such organizations as the Knights of Hermes, the Carrollton, Okeanos,
Orion, Babylon, Adonis, Thoth, Mid-City, Venus, Freret, and Alia.
There are about 6.5 Carnival organizations in New Orleans. Each gives
an annual ball. The average Carnival ball costs about $2.5,000 to produce.
The money required for staging these balls and parades is furnished by mem­bers
of the Carnival organizations. No tickets are sold. Anybody can see
the parade free. Only on invitation can one attend a ball.
The Captains and a secret committee select the members of the Royal
Court. To be a King may cost that person from $1000 to $.5000. The Queen
usually spends about $1000 for her garments.
Rex, always an outstanding civic leader, is considered King of the Mardi
Gras. He is selected by a committee of the Rex organization, and his expen­ditures
are limited to gifts for .his Queen, the Maids and the Dukes. A limit
is placed upon what he can sper1d for these gifts. \Vhile the amount is not
definitely known it is believed to be less than $1000. His Queen is provided
with her costume; she is not required to pay anything for the honor.
Alfred the Great, King of England, c:elehratecl Christmas for 12 clays, and January 6
has since hecn known as Twelfth Day.
When you eat at T. PITTARI'S try Turtle au Sherry-Crawfish Bisque (in
season)-Go1.1rmet's Delight (lump crabmeat)-You will be delighted.
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A partial view of Tulane University of Louisiana, established (as the Medical College of
Louisiana) in 1834. Today this university comprises the College of Arts & Sciences, the H.
Soph:e Newcomb College for Women, the School of Architecture, the College of Commerce
and Business Administration, the College of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Social
Work, the College of Engineering, the Graduate School, the Division of Graduate Medicine,
The Middle American Research Institute, and University College. The campus occupies 100
acres and has 85 buildings.
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SEEING
LOUISIANA
From NEW ORLEANS traveling west via BATON ROUGE
Highway 61- Airline Highway
The first town is KENNER, named after Duncan F. Kenner, who was ap­pointed
by Jefferson Davis as Minister to the capitals of Europe to procure
recognition for the Confederacy. The Moisant International Airport is lo~
cated at Kenner. ... The next town· is LAPLACE on the Mississippi, where
the plant of A. Montz, packers of frozen vegetables, is located. About 15
miles'. from here is LUTCHER, where there are fine restaurants along the
Highway. The main part of the town of LUTCHER is on the MISSISSIPPI
about two miles from the Highway. On the way from here to · Baton Rouge
( 40 miles) are a few small towns, such as Sorrento, Gonzales and Prairieville.
BATON ROUGE, the Capital City, has many places of interest. There the
State House, the tallest building in the South, has an observation tower from
which one can get an excellent view of the surrounding country. There is
also the Old State House of interesting Spanish architecture, and the Louisi­ana
State Universitv. From Baton Rouge (going west) cross the Mississippi
River Bridge and take Highway 190 to OPELOUSAS, one of Louisiana's
oldest towns, once the capital of Louisiana ( 1863), named after an Indian
tribe. From Opelousas continue on Highway 190 to Highway 171, and turn
south to Lake Charles. The first settlers of LAKE CHARLES are said to
have been Martin C. LeBleu, a Frenchm<in from Virginia, who arrived in
1780, and Charles Salia, a Spaniard from New Orleans. Salia changed his
name to Charles Sallier, and named the lake and the settlement after him­self.
Situated on the Calcasieu River, it is now a seaport and the home of
large industries, including a meat packing plant of Swift & Co., a plant of
the City Service Refining Corporation, and one of the Mathieson Chemical
Corporation. At Lake Charles take Highway 90 into Texas, via Beaumont.
(The trip from New Orleans west via Baton Rouge on Highways 61-171-190
is very interesting; you will find fields of sugarcane and rice, sugar mills and
rice mills.
From New Orleans west via the Teche Country
Highway 90
Cross the Mississippi River Bridge and travel straight ahead on Highway 90.
(From the bridge, looking at the right, you can see the Avondale Marine
Ways on the River, the largest shipbuilding plant in the South.) Along this
route you come upon several small villages, such as Boutte, Paradis, Race­land
(where there is one of Godchaux's sugar refineries), and then you come
to the interesting town of HOUMA. From there you travel on to MORGAN
CITY, a great fishing center, known particularly for its numerous shrimp
boats, and the festival, BLESSING OF THE SHRIMP FLEET, which takes
place once a year, the second Monday in August. This city i~ located on
Grand Charenton Lake into which flows the 'Atchafalaya River, one of the
deepest rivers in the world. Then passing through FRANKLIN and JEANER­ETTE
in the sugar belt, you drive to NEW IBERIA on the bank of the famous
Bayou Teche. It was founded in 1765 by a group of Acadians who were p~r­mitted
to settle there by the Spanish government which at that time claimed
the country. Iberia is the ancient name of Spain. Later a number of persons
from the Canary Island settled there. This was under the administration of Gal­vez
in Louisiana (1777-1782). Near New Iberia are three of the largest salt
deposits in the world; and Avery Island, 10 miles away, is a famous bird sanc­tuary.
The next town of importance on this route is LAFAYETTE on the
Vermilion River. This town has an interesting history. It was once an old In­dian
trading post. The first known white settlers were Andrew Markin, Jean
Mouton and his brother, Marin. They arrived in 1770 and called the settlement
Vermilionville. It was later named after the Marquis de Lafayette of Revolu­tionary
fame. It was here that, in 1859, cattle-stealing, which was about to ruin
the country, was made very unpopular, owing to the fact that Major Orilian St.
Julien and Alfred Mouton organized a force of 4000 vigilantes, who hung the
leader of the thieves, captured 200, flogged them and ran them out ofthe com­munity.
There was no more cattle stealing in West Louisiana. The South­west
Louisiana Institute, the State's largest coeducational college, with campuses
the most beautiful in the South, is located at Lafayette, which is known
as a floral city because of its splendid Camellias and Azaleas. The sugar
When at T. PITT AR/'S try Lake Shrimp Newburg en Casserole.
T. Pittari's restaurant was established in 1895 by Anthony
Pittari, an outstanding authority on fine Italian foods. The
Restaurant and its famous family recipes were, upon his death,
acquired by his nephew, Thomas Pittari, in 1938, who continued
to operate at the present location of 4200 South Claiborne on
Highway 90 within the city.
With the view of keeping up the restaurant's fine reputation,
both Mr. and Mrs. Pittari have made frequent visits to various
cities throughout the world to gather the best of all recipes for
Italian and French dishes. Live Maine lobster, flown direct from
the North Atlantic, is one of T. Pittari's famous entrees. He has
in the lobby of the restaurant a special glass tank containing live
lobsters, and customers can select their own before being pre­pared.
He specializes, of course, also in the seafoods of Louisiana
waters.
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A typical of Old louisiana Homes is the lace- The State Capitol Building located in Baton
work of iron and the banana plant. Rouge on the banks of the Mississippi.
belt ends in the vicinity of Lafayette, and the rice belt begins. About 20
miles farther is CROWLEY, the Rice City of America, a center of the largest
rice producing area in the country. In this town of 13,000 inhabitants there
are 13 rice mills and 21 in a 20-mile radius. No other town or city in
America has so many rice mills. The next town is JENNINGS. also a rice
center. From there to Lake Charles and on into Texas as far as Houston rice
is the main crop.
From New Orleans west along the road West side of the Mississippi
to Donaldsonville and on to Houma
Highway 30
Along this road you will pass the Avondale Marine Ways, a very large ship­building
plant, making also porcelain enamel, stainless steel propellers and
other products. As you travel on you will see the oldest sugar plantations in
Louisiana in the parishes of St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St. James.
There are many fine old mansions along this route. Oak Alley, one of the
most beautiful, is open for inspection. Near Oak Alley is Felicity, a mansion
with six large wooden columns supporting the gallery roof, which bears a
single dormer window. It was built by the famous Valcour Aime as a wed­ding
gift to his daughter. There are many more interesting homes along
this route to DONALDSONVILLE. The town of DONALDSONVILLE is
located at the point where Bayou Lafourche joins the Mississippi River. It
was a trading post in 1750. In 1764 several families of Acadia, exiled from
Nova Scotia, settled there, and the first church was built in 1781. The town
was named after William Donaldson, who settled there in 1806 and founded
· the village. From 1830 to 1831 it was the capital of Louisiana. The road
from Donaldsonville t.J HOUMA is lined with beautiful plantation homes,
and many other home.:; (very old) of various types of colonial architecture.
This road, which is well paved, is known as the longest street in the world.
A typical Louisiana Plantation Home, San Francisco oi Reserve, Louisiana, is pidured above.
You will find along this way many shops, and, in fact, all establishments you
would find on a city street. When: you reach Houma you can see fishing
boats anchored along the stream.
From New Orleans east - via the Gulf Coast
Highway 90
Take North Broad Avenue and drive to Gentilly Road. Turn right and driv~
straight on, for you are now on Highway 90. The first town of importance
is BAY ST. LOUIS, one of the very oldest on the Gulf Coast - about 50
miles from New Orleans. It has many beautiful residences overlooking the
Bay. Here is located St. Stanislaus College, a preparatory school. A few miles
frrther on is WAVELAND, a wonderful summer resort where many New
Orleans people have summer homes. __ On the way to GULFPORT, which is
the next large town, you pass through the village of PASS CHRISTIAN, the
birthplace of yachting in the South ( 1849), and you will see on this route
Woodrow 'Wilson's Winter White House, and Gulf Park College, famous for
its historic "Friendship Oak." It is one of ·the nation's most popular junior
colleges for young women. GULFPORT, the Mississippi Gulf Coast seaport,
with its Veterans Hospital, and its small c.taft harbor, terribly, alive in the
sailing season, is a very interesting city. Between GULFPORT and BILOXI
(which is the next city) stands Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis.
The ·furniture and the furnishings of the house have been faithfully restored,
as when he and Mrs. Davis lived there: BILOXI, a few miles on, for a time
the capital of Louisiana during the French regime, is one of the very oldest
towns in the Mississippi Valley. There are markers there of where Iberville
and Bienville landed in 1699. This is a great fishing center, especially for
YOU HAVE ENJOYED T. PITTARI'S FAMOUS RECIPES
BEAUVOIR, the last home of Jefferson
Davis - on the Gulf Coast.
shrimp. The Blessing of the Shrimp
Fleet takes place here once a year,
the same as at Morgan City, Lou­lSlana.
From BILOXI you drive
A marker indicating the landing of
d'IBERVILLE at Old Biloxi (now
Ocean Springs), 1699.
to OCEAN SPRINGS, a very interesting town where stands the Ruskin Oak,
one of the oldest and largest in America, and the favorite of John Ruskin,
the great English author, when he visited the United States. From OCEAN
SPRINGS, you travel on, crossing the SINGING RIVER, in a section rich
in Indian folklore. The river gets its name from the following incident: A
princess of the Biloxi tribe loved ALT AMA,
a young chieftain of the Pascagoula, and
fled with him to his tribe. The Biloxi chief
then made war against the Pasca{oula but
they swore they would save AL TAMA and
his bride or perish with them. Greatly out­numbered,
the Pascagoula were defeated;
and refusing to be taken, the whole tribe,
chanting the song of death, leaped into the
river. Since this day mysterious music
comes from the current of the River late
in the evening when the air is still. After
crossing the SINGING RIVER you come
to a century-old house of the family that
founded GAUTIER. Known as the OLD
PLACE, it is surrounded by its original
trees, and contains the same furniture which
was used by the family more than a century
The Baldwin Wood Lighthouse at
Biloxi, which for many yearS; guided
home the sloops of Baldwin Wood,
the engineer who designed the pumps
of New Orleans, the largest in the
world.
"The Old Place" on .the Singing River
ago. Nothing has been changed or repaired. The next point of interest, not
many miles along the way, is PASCAGOULA, where .the great INGALLS
SHIPYARD is located. Here also is the famous Longfellow House where
many notable men have spent the night and had their meals. And in this
vicinity is the OLD SPANISH FORT built in 1718 by Joseph Simon de la
Pointe. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Mississippi Valley. Its con­struction
is of massive pine timbers, oyster shells, sand, moss and ll},Ud. The
walls are 13 inches in thickness~ This fort was used by the French as pro­tection
from the Indians but later the Spanish captured it, and gave it the
name by which it is known today.
The next point of interest as you come to the end of that beautiful strip of
country known as the Gulf Coast is MOBILE. Founded in 1710 by Bienville,
it was the capital of Louisiana from 1710 to 1719. Ceded to Britain in 1763,
is was captured by Spain (from Britain) in 1780. Confederate ships ran
the Federal blockade here in the Civil
War until Farragut's victory.
Originally French, Mobile is similar
to New Orleans in many ways; it has
the same ornamental iron lacework
on many old homes and other build­ings,
and also gates of beautiful iron
lacework. Here is located SPRING
HILL COLLEGE, the oldest college in
Alabama. On North Joachim Street
stands a century-old Mobile residence,
known as the RICHARDS HOME, a This historic Ruskin Oak
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magnificent two-story structure with iron lacework up and down that tells
the story of the four seasons in intricate design. This building, with plaster
ceilings, circular staircase, silver doorknobs, mantels of Carrera marble, and
door lights of rare venetian etched glass, is faithfully preserved as it was 1n
ante-bellum Mobile.
Then twenty miles south of Mobile, near Mobile Bay, on_ the Isle-Aux-Oie::;·
River, is a garden of dreams called Bellingrath Gardens, created for love of
beauty. It is a famous spot; you have no doubt heard of it.
From MOBILE you can find your way, either toward the mountains of Ala­bama,
Tennessee and Georgia, or you can go down to Florida where the
climate is mild and the land is full of fruit.
If you decide to go to the beautiful country of FLORIDA - and we suggest
that you do - from MOBILE you take
Highway 90, and drive to PENSACOLA,
one of the most interesting cities in
Florida.
Ponce de Leon landed here in 1513,
supposedly searching for the fountain
of youth (a legend which has been,
however, discredited) but did not re­main
long. Later ( 1540) Maldonado
and De Soto entered the harbor (now
Pensacola Bay) and named the place
(which is now PENSACOLA) Puerta
The headquarters of Panton, Leslie &
Co., a trading firm which moved to
Pensacola from Charleston in 1778.
MOBILE has many Cast Iron Gates ol beau­tiful
design, such as this one at the Le Vert
Home.
d'Auchusi, and used it as a basis of
supplies for their expedition. In
1669 Don Andres d'Arriola estab­lished
a settlement and named the
place PENSACOLA. During the
American Revolution this town was
under British control, and a place
of refuge for many Loyalists from
the colonies. But Bernado de
Galvez with the assistance of Cap­tain
Pierre George Rousseau cap­tured
it (1781). Andrew Jackson
captured the town in 1821, and
the whole State of Florida was
then transferred to the United States. There is a magnificent UNITED
STATES NAVY YARD at PENSACOLA, which alone is worth the trip.
Shortly after you cross the Perdido River approaching Pensacola, stop at the
Florida Welcome Station for literature to guide you to the interesting, historic
places of this city.
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LIVE MAINE
LOBSTER --
.. a favorite of many­from
the cold waters
of the north Atlantic
FAMOUS RECIPES OF THE PITTARI FAMILY,
RESTAURANT KEEPERS SINCE 1895
Crepes Suzette
For the Batter:
3 eggs
3 oz. flour
lfz pint of milk
1 oz. Kirschwasser
Beat eggs and flour until smooth. Add
milk, keep the batter thin. Fry the pan­cakes
paper thin in a very small frying
pan. Do not lay the cakes on one another.
Do not fold them.
Serve about 2 to a person.
1 burner
1 souffle pan or flat chafing dish
% butter or 16 slices
12 teaspoons of sugar
2 oranges
1 lemon
12 thin pancakes (cold)
%, oz. Cointreau
%, oz. Grand Marnier
2 oz. brandy
Have souffle pan heated. Melt butter and
sugar. Mix well together. Add 3 orange
peels and 1 lemon peel. Allow to simmer
approximately 5 minutes. Add the slices
of 3 orange peels and 1 lemon peel. Allow
to simmer now about 20 minutes until
peel is very soft. Remove the peels with
a fork.
Place 3 very thin pancakes in sauce
allowing them to absorb it then fold each
cake in half then in half again. Repeat
process until 12 cakes are folded in pan.
Pour the Cointreau evenly then the Grand
Marnier over the cakes. Lastly pour the
brandy. Tllt the pan and move rapidly
but gently back and forth over the flame
until the liquor ignites. Then level the
pan and continue forward and backward
movement until flame on cakes dies.
Serve the cakes, 2 to a person and
pour remaining of the sauce over each
serving, serves 6 people.
Chicken Tetrazzini
1/1- lb. Butter
1 cup Flour
1 qt. Chicken Stock
2 Egg Yolks
1,4 citp Pimento chopped
% cup Sliced Mushrooms
Italian and American Cheese
Salt and Pepper
1 - 4 lb. Chicken (boiled, boned and
cut into strips)
1 cup Boiled Ham (cut into strips)
% lb. Spaghettini
Put butter in sauce pan and let melt,
add flour and cook. Stirring slowly until
well blended, without lumps. Make sure
flour is cooked. Add chicken stock, mix
well, then add egg yolks and stir. Now
add chicken, ham, mushrooms and pi­mentos,
stirring to mix all ingredients.
Fo_ld in spaghe~tini that has been freshly
b01led. Place m casserole dish, sprinkle
with grated American and Italian cheese
also melted butter. Bake until cheese i~
melted golden brown. Serves six.
Marinara Sauce
2 cloves Garlic, chopped fine
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 cups Whole Canned Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
Mash tomatoes and place with garlic
olive oil. salt and pepper to taste, i~
sauce pan, let simmer until all ingredients
are cooked. Suitable for steak or fish.
Maine Lobster A La Pittari
2 - 2% Lbs. Lobster, split in half length­wise
% cup Green Onions, chopped fine
1/z cup Celery, chopped fine
2 cloves Garlic, chopped fine
% cup Parsley, chopped fine
% cup Cooked Shrimp, chopped
% cup Fresh Lump Crabmeat (Back Fin)
2 cups Bread Crumbs
Salt and Pepper
Pour olive oil into skillet and heat. Add
green onions, celery and garlic. Marinate
until soft, not brown. Add chopped shrimp,
let simmer until cooked, stirring to keep
from sticking. Add lump crabmeat and
stir gently. Salt and pepper to taste. Let
simmer about 20 minutes.
Parboil lobsters 2 minutes to the pound,
clean cavity in the head, fill' with dressing
and sprinkle lightly with paprika. Brush
the entire lobster with , melted butter.
Place in broiler for abput 20 minutes.
Serves four. '
LIVE MAINE LOBSTERS ... sh1pped v1a a1r, from the cold waters
of the north Atlant1c make your select1on from the unique pond,
at T. P1ttan's, and treat yourself to th1s tangy del1cacy
Distances from various cities to T. Pittari's
in the city of New Orleans.
Abbeville, La. 1.63
Alexandria, La. . . . • 193
Amite, La. . . . . . . . . 82
Atlanta, GL 536
Baton RoUQe, La. 83
Bastrop, La. 299
Berwick, La. 91
Bunkie, La. • • . • • . • 159
Bogalusa, La. . . . . . . 79
Bay St. Louis, Miss. . 59
Biloxi, Miss. • . . • . . 86
Brookhaven, Miss. 144
Birminaham, Ala. 367
Beaumont, Tex. • . . . 281
Covington, La: • . . . • 62
Crowley, La. 176
Chicago, Ill. ....... 990
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Donaldsonville, La. . . 72
DeRidder, La. . .... 2.32
Dallas, Tex. • . . . . . . 510
Eunice, La. • . . . • . . . 160
Franklin, La . .. . . ... 115
·Gulfport, Miss. 74
Greenville, Miss. 325
Galveston, Tex. 354
Hammond, La. . . . . • 64
Houma, La. 58
Houston, Tex. 368
Hattiesburg, Miss. . . 127
Hot Springs, Ark. 465
Helena, Ark. 400
Jeanerette, l'a. . . . . . 130
Jackson, Miss. 202
JenninGs, La. . . . . . . 194
Kentwood. La.. • • • • • 91
laPlace, La. • . • . . . . 28
lafayette, La. . . . . . 162
Lake Charles, La. 216
laurel, Miss. 155
little Rock, Ark. . .. 460
los Angeles, Cal. .. . 2040
Mansfield, La. . •.•. 296
Minden, La. • . . . • . • 316
Mandeville, La. 52
Monroe, La. . ...... 276
Morgan City, La. • . . 90
McComb, Miss. . ...• 119
Meridian, Miss. 213
Mobile, Ala. . . .. . . . 152
Montgomery, Ala. . .. 360
Memphis, Tenn. . . . . 4.30
Natchitoches, La. . .. 246
New Iberia, La. . .. . 142
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Natchez, Miss. . • ..• 174
New York, N. Y.. . .. 1400
Opelousas, La. . .• • . 139
Ocean Springs, Miss. . 93
Patterson, La. . . . . . 96
Plaquemine, La. . . . . 98
Pass Christian, Miss. • 68
Pascagoula, Miss. 1\le
Pensacola, Fla . .. . : . . 216
Picayune, Miss. 57
Rayne, La. . . . . . . • . 168
Rl!Ston, La . . . .. .. •• m
Shreveport, La. . .... 318
Slidell, La. . . . . . . . • 35
Thibodaux, La. . . . . . 61
Tallulah, Miss. . .... 261
Vicksburg, Miss. . . . • 245
Washington, D. C. . . 1160
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Seeing
New Orleans
The Historical St. Louis Cathedral,
Although we are pointing out to tourists the interesting places to see in New
Orleans, we advise them to use reputable sightseeing tours, for New Orleans
covers 196}.~ square miles. The cost of a sightseeing tour is very moderate.
The tourist saves time, confusion, money,· and sees all the interesting places­accompanied
by a person who knows the history and folklore of the city.
Jackson Square
This is a historic spot. It is a square in front of the St. Louis Cathedral where
many important events took place. When the French ruled Louisiana it was
called Place d'Armes. Under Spanish rule it was called Plaza de Armas. In
18.51 it was named Jackson Square in honor of Andrew Jackson, hero of the
Battle of New Orleans and seventh president of the United States.
Charity Hospital
The Charity Hospital at 1.532 Tulane Ave. is one of the oldest hospitals in the
United States, and is now one of the famous hospitals of the world. It was
founded in 1736 by a sailor, Jean Louis, a resident of New Orleans. He be­queathed
a small lot "to serve in perpetuity to the founding of a hospital for
the sick of the city of New Orleans, without anyone being able to change my
purpose, . and to secure the things necessary to the sick". This was the be­ginning.
But the hospital was small. Later in 1779, when a hurricane swept
the little hospital away, Don Andres Almonaster y Roxas, one of the richest
men in the colony, offered to rebuild it at his own expense. This he did at a
cost of $114,000, a large sum in those days. Today the Charity Hospital, a
magnificent building, costing many millions of dollars, is well worth seeing.
The French Market
The French Market is near the bank of the Mississippi River. This spot, ac­cording
to tradition, was from time immemorial a trading post of the Indians.
Some time after New Orleans was settled the French established at the same
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The Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street and the DESIRE BUS, replacing the streetcar of the
same name and the famed Cabildo.
place a Halle des Bouchcrie. In 1791 the Spanish erected a building, a part
of which is standing today. Later, in 1813, new buildings were constructed.
At this famous French Market today there are many stands for greengrocers,
fish dealers, butchers, fruit vendors, and trinket vendors. Night and clay it is
one of the busiest spots in New Orleans.
The Napoleon Bonaparte House
(St. Louis & Chartres Streets)
This house was built for Napoleon in the hope that a plot to effect his escape
from St. Helena would succeed. Napoleon died before the final attempt was
made.
The St. Louis Cathedral
The St. Louis Cathedral, opposite Jackson Square, is one of the oldest places
of worship in Louisiana. A church on this spot was built in 1719, but on
September 12, 1722, a hurricane swept it away. A new church was promptly
built, but was destroyed by a fire that swept over New Orleans on March 1,
1788. The Cathedral as it stands today was built in 1794 by Don Andres
Almonaster y Roxas.
The Pontalba Buildings
(Both sides of Jackson Square)
The first apartment house in America. Built ( 18.30) by the Baroness Pontalba,
daughter of Don Andres Almonaster y Roxas, the wealthy Spaniard who built
the St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabilclo and the Presbytere.
The Cabildo
The first government house was built in 1770, but the fire of 1888 d estroyed
it. The Cabildo as it stands today was built in 1795 by Andres Almonaster
y Roxas. Within the walls of this magnificent building many important events
When you eat at T PITTARI'S try Tetrazzini di Gallini (chiclten)-Chateau
; Briand Plank.
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One of the many beautiful patios in the Old French Quarter.
took place, such as the transfer of Louisiana from Spain to France and 20
days later the transfer from France_ to the United States. The Cabildo today
houses the Louisiana State Museum where there are on display many inter­esting
historical documents, paintings, costumes of the past, and various relics
concerning Louisiana's colonial history.
There are many other interesting places to see in New Orleans. Since space
here does not permit a description of all we are merely naming the points of
interest which visitors should see.
SITE OF THE OLD ST. LOUIS HOTEL-St. Louis and Royal Streets.
Where Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln were guests.
PIRATE'S ALLEY -700 block of Royal Street.
OLD CUSTOM HOUSE-Canal and Decatur Streets.
OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE-238 Bourbon Street.
OLD JUDAH P. BENJAMIN HOME-327 Bourbon Street.
OLD GRIMA HOME-820 St. Louis Street.
OLD LAFITTE'S BLACKSMITH SHOP-941 Bourbon Street.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE-1140 Royal Street.
AUDUBON'S FIRST STUDI0-706 Barracks Street.
THE CORNSTALK FENCE-91.5 Royal Street.
MADAME JOHN'S LEGACY -632 Dumaine Street.
LITTLE THEATRE-616 St. Peter Street.
THE FIRST U. S. POSTOFFICE INN. 0.-333 Royal Street.
0 0 0 0 0 and many others which you will find as you walk about.
Loading Cotton on the New Orleans Docks.
Leading Facts Concerning
New Orleans
New Orleans was founded by Bienville in 1718, and was under French rule
until 1762 when it was transferred to Spain. In 180.3 it was transferred back to
France; that same year the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, was sold to
the United States by Napoleon. The price was $15,000,000. The population of
New Orleans was then about 10,000.
The population of metropolitan New Orleans today is 917,700
The city is 110 miles, by river, from the Gulf of Mexico.
The harbor frontage of Orleans Parish, including parts of Jefferson and St.
Bernard parishes, is 54.4 miles on the Mississippi River and 11 miles on the Inner
Harbor Navigation Canal which connects the Mississippi with Lake Pontchartrain
at New Orleans. The ownership of the Port is vested in the State of Louisiana.
The country's second Foreign Trade Zone is located at New Orleans. Within
this zone products from. foreign countries may be stored indefinitely, examined,
re-handled, assorted, graded, combined, relabeled, processed, and packaged. Duties
are paid only if the products enter domestic commerce.
New Orleans has more than 800 manufacturing plants with an estimated pay­roll
of $178,557,000.
New Orleans EXPORTS carbon black, chemicals, cotton and textiles, grain,
flour, iron and steel products, lard and compounds, lumber and millwork, machin­ery,
molasses, syrup, paper, petroleum and petroleum products, rosin; sulphur, salt,
tobacco, fish, clothing, hats, gloves, shoes, harness, wagons, toys, roofing, and
other products.
New Orleans IMPORTS oils of animals, fish and vegetables, bananas, bauxite,
chemicals, coffee, creosote, crude rubber, fertilizer materials, jute, logs, nitrate, ores,
paper, petroleum, sisal, sugar and molasses.
There are 162 active oil fields within a 100 mile radius of New Orleans, and
5.31 producing gas wells.
New Orleans and Louisiana are rich in natural resources; second in gas; third
in petroleum (representing 10.69 percent of the national production); second in sul­phur
(producing .36.1 percent of the nation's supply; first in fur pelts.) Other
products in which Louisiana is a leader among the states are: alcohol, sugarcane
products, clay, cotton, gravel, limestone, rice, seafoods, naval stores and timber.
For TRANSPORTATION New Orleans has 200 flights and arrivals a day;
eight trunk-line railroads, three passenger bus lines. There are 70 motor freight
lines out of the city covering the whole country.
A Brief History of Mardi Gras
Mardi Cras in New Orleans is the "Greatest Free Show on Earth."
Hundreds of thousands of citizens and visitors celebrate before the Lenten
period of fast. Mardi Gras means Shrove Tuesday (from shrive: l. to hear
confession of-2. make confession). Mardi Gras in New Orleans covers a
period of about two weeks during which the various street parades are held.
The Carnival season opens officially on January 6, Twelfth night after Christ­mas,
and is marked by a succession of elaborate private balls.
Origin of Mardi Gras
It is known that several years prior to the founding of New Orleans a
party of Frenchmen led by Iberville camped at a place on the Mississippi 30
miles from its mouth on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day of that year. Iber­ville
named the location "Point du Mardi Gras," and it is assumed that some
sort of celebration took place, the first of its kind in Louisiana. The party
may have done no more than drink wine and bake a catfish, but the occasion
was observed. It is said (but there is no definite record) that soon after
Bienville founded New Orleans his men held impromptu Mardi Gras celebra­tions.
Such celebrations took the form of balls and masquerade dances, with,
perhaps, some street masking, and, no doubt, some drinking. The first news­paper
account of an organized street pageant was in 1838.
The street pageants as they are organized today did not begin until 1857.
In that year the Mistick Krewe of Comus was organized, and for the first time
a parade with torchlights took place. The theme was "The Demon Actors in
Milton's Paradise Lost." For 100 years the Krewe of Comus has continued to
hold its annual ball and parade. But in the meantime many other organiza­tions
have been formed.
Rex, King of Carnival, who presides on Mardi Gras Day, made his first
appearance in 1872 when Rex Ball was organized. In that same year the Knights
of Momus was organized to hold a ball and parade on the Thursday preced­ing
Shrove Tuesday. The Krewe of Proteus was organized in 1882. Later
came such organizations as the Knights of Hermes, the Carrollton, Okeanos,
Orion, Babylon, Adonis, Thoth, Mid-City, Venus, Freret, and Alia.
There are about 6.5 Carnival organizations in New Orleans. Each gives
an annual ball. The average Carnival ball costs about $2.5,000 to produce.
The money required for staging these balls and parades is furnished by mem­bers
of the Carnival organizations. No tickets are sold. Anybody can see
the parade free. Only on invitation can one attend a ball.
The Captains and a secret committee select the members of the Royal
Court. To be a King may cost that person from $1000 to $.5000. The Queen
usually spends about $1000 for her garments.
Rex, always an outstanding civic leader, is considered King of the Mardi
Gras. He is selected by a committee of the Rex organization, and his expen­ditures
are limited to gifts for .his Queen, the Maids and the Dukes. A limit
is placed upon what he can sper1d for these gifts. \Vhile the amount is not
definitely known it is believed to be less than $1000. His Queen is provided
with her costume; she is not required to pay anything for the honor.
Alfred the Great, King of England, c:elehratecl Christmas for 12 clays, and January 6
has since hecn known as Twelfth Day.
When you eat at T. PITTARI'S try Turtle au Sherry-Crawfish Bisque (in
season)-Go1.1rmet's Delight (lump crabmeat)-You will be delighted.
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A partial view of Tulane University of Louisiana, established (as the Medical College of
Louisiana) in 1834. Today this university comprises the College of Arts & Sciences, the H.
Soph:e Newcomb College for Women, the School of Architecture, the College of Commerce
and Business Administration, the College of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Social
Work, the College of Engineering, the Graduate School, the Division of Graduate Medicine,
The Middle American Research Institute, and University College. The campus occupies 100
acres and has 85 buildings.
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SEEING
LOUISIANA
From NEW ORLEANS traveling west via BATON ROUGE
Highway 61- Airline Highway
The first town is KENNER, named after Duncan F. Kenner, who was ap­pointed
by Jefferson Davis as Minister to the capitals of Europe to procure
recognition for the Confederacy. The Moisant International Airport is lo~
cated at Kenner. ... The next town· is LAPLACE on the Mississippi, where
the plant of A. Montz, packers of frozen vegetables, is located. About 15
miles'. from here is LUTCHER, where there are fine restaurants along the
Highway. The main part of the town of LUTCHER is on the MISSISSIPPI
about two miles from the Highway. On the way from here to · Baton Rouge
( 40 miles) are a few small towns, such as Sorrento, Gonzales and Prairieville.
BATON ROUGE, the Capital City, has many places of interest. There the
State House, the tallest building in the South, has an observation tower from
which one can get an excellent view of the surrounding country. There is
also the Old State House of interesting Spanish architecture, and the Louisi­ana
State Universitv. From Baton Rouge (going west) cross the Mississippi
River Bridge and take Highway 190 to OPELOUSAS, one of Louisiana's
oldest towns, once the capital of Louisiana ( 1863), named after an Indian
tribe. From Opelousas continue on Highway 190 to Highway 171, and turn
south to Lake Charles. The first settlers of LAKE CHARLES are said to
have been Martin C. LeBleu, a Frenchm!G.¥
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1)N HIGHWAY 9(}
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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( Your host, Tom Pittari, presents for your list e ning pleasure a half hour of th e 1
~ best music, every Friday night, 8:30 to 9 :00 p. m. Central Standard Time, over
l WWL radio, 870 on your dia l.
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A TYPICAL FRENCH DINNER AS IT IS SERVED TODAY AT PITTARI'S,
FAMED FOR FRENCH AND ITALIAN COOKING.